The Dark Half: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Half runs an estimated 14 hours as an audiobook (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
You'll finish in–by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.
What our data says
- At 14 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 89% of the horror audiobooks we measured.
- That's 73% longer than the average horror audiobook (8.1 hrs across 217 titles in our dataset).
Computed from horror audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for horror listeners: a solid week of commutes at 14 hours (estimated).
About the book
The classic tale of terror about a writer haunted by his own murderous pseudonym, from #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King. After thirteen years of international bestseller stardom with his works of violent crime fiction, George Stark is officially declared dead, revealed by a national magazine to have been killed at the hands of the man who created him: the once well-regarded but now obscure writer Thad Beaumont. Thad’s even gone so far as to stage a mock burial of his wildly successful pseudonym, complete with tombstone and the epitaph “Not a Very Nice Guy.” Although on the surface, it seems that Thad can finally concentrate on his own novels, there’s a certain unease at the prospect of leaving his alter ego behind. But that’s nothing compared to the horror about to descend upon Thad’s new life.
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dark Half as an audiobook?
The Dark Half runs about 14 hours, our estimate from its 474 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is The Dark Half free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Is The Dark Half worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Dark Half first published?
The Dark Half by Stephen King was first published in 1989.
